Kubica's replacement... (It's Heidfeld!)

if i was a renault reserve driver and got overlooked for someone outside of the team, id quit in protest and disgust.

Give Senna a chance.

The #1 choice would have been kimi, but I doubt he'll come after his issues with Renault last year. And after that it would be Heidfeld since it now looks like Kubica will be gone for an year or so. I doubt any of the young guns will be consistent, however they do deserve a chance, perhaps give them a shot for a few races and see how it goes, and then bring in Heidfeld, but I'd rather have him now for testing and giving Renault some proper feedback, which they probably need a lot of. Hopefully Kubica will have a quick recovery!

I think they'll at least start the season with Senna, but a Senna/Petrov lineup seems really weak for a top(ish) team, I wouldn't be surprised if one was replaced after a few races. I think Heidfeld is the most likely replacement as the experienced driver to a comparatively inexperienced teammate.

renault = solid midfield team. Kubica only made it seem "topish" cus he is exceptional. Senna deserves a shot you never know he might surprise! After all F1 is 90% car 10% driver... If some no name like Petrov got a full year and did mediocre at best then why does Senna not deserve a shot? You cant judge him for last year in that hideous HRT... That car would make Ayrton himself look bad even...

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Originally Posted by truefan72

the problem with Heidfeld is tht he is at the tail-end of his career and is very much a known quantity.
He won't win you a race, he won't really podium, He won't be shining in Qualy, but he will bring the car home in a solid 6-12 position.

To me, that is simply not good enough for that Renault seat. Heidefeld is a competent F1 professional, but I'd rather have a younger hungrier guy in there with some racing chops and a winners mentality. I'd even take DiGrassi over Heidfeld TBH

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Renault might think a known quantity is what they want in a substitute.

The stats don't really bear out your assertion that Heidfeld lacks podium quality. In their 3-and-a-bit years as team-mates at BMW/Sauber, Kubica scored 9 podiums and Heidfeld 8.

Edit: actually I think a lot depends on how good the Renault is this year. If the car is a winner, then perhaps Heidfeld's not the ideal choice; but if Kevincal's right that it's a mere midfielder, then he is. He beat Kubica in the years when the BMWs were uncompetetive, but lost out in '08 when it was a winning car.

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Originally Posted by Kevincal

renault = solid midfield team. Kubica only made it seem "topish" cus he is exceptional. Senna deserves a shot you never know he might surprise! After all F1 is 90% car 10% driver... If some no name like Petrov got a full year and did mediocre at best then why does Senna not deserve a shot? You cant judge him for last year in that hideous HRT... That car would make Ayrton himself look bad even...

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F1 is 100% driver 0 % percent car since the car won't move without a driver... But seriously, maybe Senna deserves a shot, Hispania were so awful last year that it's pretty hard to make conclusions based on that even if some of his teammates were quicker than him.

Something to consider - courtesy of James Allen;

Bruno Senna is reserve driver and if he has brought money to the team, as has been suggested, that may come with a clause which gives him the drive da facto. If not, Renault may look to someone like Nico Hulkenberg, who will have a clause in his Force India reserve driver contract releasing him if a race seat comes up elsewhere. That is standard. It may be Nick Heidfeld who gets yet another chance.

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Originally Posted by Stuartf12007

if i was a renault reserve driver and got overlooked for someone outside of the team, id quit in protest and disgust.G

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And how would you pay your bills and feed your family Laddie?
Still living at home are we? :confused: :s mokin:


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Originally Posted by DexDexter

F1 is 100% driver 0 % percent car since the car won't move without a driver... But seriously, maybe Senna deserves a shot, Hispania were so awful last year that it's pretty hard to make conclusions based on that even if some of his teammates were quicker than him.

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Have you seen how fast a driver goes without a car?? ;) ;) ;)

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Originally Posted by F1boat

jas, you need to correct your signature - Kimi has already won his first rally:
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/19/s...is-first-rall/
You are waiting for a WRC win, I guess :)

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Sure, I'm waiting for his first win in WRC Rally - but thanks anyway :)